Real Estate

Mortgage Rates in US Decrease for Third Week, Slipping to 6.89%

  • For-sale homes are lingering on the market for longer
  • Housing costs are ‘eye-wateringly high,’ Realtor.com says

Homes in a residential neighborhood in Crockett, California.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Mortgage rates in the US dropped for a third straight week, easing pressure on homebuyers.

The average for 30-year loans was 6.89%, down from 6.95% last week, Freddie Mac said in a statement.